Inking mechanism for printing presses



Ap 1929- J. H. SCHUSSLER 1,709,958

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INKING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES Filed July 5, 1924 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 lines? \75/272 flfi zussler JOHN H. SCHUSSLER, 0F ()I-IICAGO, ILLINOIS.

INKING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

Application filed July 5, 1924. :Serial No. 724,224.

My invention relates to inking mechanism for printing presses of the Gordon type and has for its primary object the provision of inking mechanism for printing presses of thistype, which approximates the ink distribu'tion secured upon printing presses of the flatbed type.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an inking mechanism in which the amountofink supplied to diiierent parts of the form may be varied. In some classes of printing work it desirable to supply moreink to one side of the "form than upon the other, and in my improved'ink distributing mechanism this can be accomplished by regulating the flow of ink from the ink rountain.

Another and further object of my invention is a provision of ink 11 1eclianisin which thoroughly works and distributes the ink before it is picked up by the form rolls and conveyed to the printingforms, so that the -ink conveyed to the forms is thoroughly cut and as a result the forms are evenly inked resulting in a higher grade of printing.

Another and further object of my invention is the provision of an ink mechanism by means which the rotary inking plate, com inonly in use upon presses of this type is dispensed with and I am able to secure better ink distribution than with the old rotary inking type presses. v

It has long been known that a weakness exists in the use of a circular disc imprinting presses of this type because a matter in the center or the form receives better inking than matter at the end of thechase, because there is betterink distribution at the center of the circular plate than there is along the marginal edges. If the ink supply is increased to supply an adequate amount to the ends of the chase, then. too much ink is ap plied to the center of the form, so that by the use of a stationary plate and adequate ink distributing means therefor this dii'lieulty is.

overcome and better printing results. It is, o1 con rse, wellknown that the problem of .1nk mg. form surfaces and the d1str1but1on of heretofore possible with printing presses of this type. V i similar inking mechanism is shown and described in my co-pending application Serial he general arrangement of ano. 562,626, filed May 2.2,1922, and imi ent invention is an improvement upon the apparatus shown and described in that erence to the accompanying sheetsof drawa mg and in which l i F igure 1 ma plan V ew of my improved invention; 1 Y I y Figure 2 1s a side elevation View, showing the ink fountam and distributing rollsi,

F1gure3 1s a sideelevational v 1e.w,,showmg the distributing and inking rolls in different position than those shown inFigure 2 Figure dis a detailed side elevational View 1' of the oppositeside of pressshown in Figures 2and8; I

Figure 5 is across sectional view partially in elevation on 1ines 55 of Figure 2; I I Figure 6 is a' detail side elevation view of the inkingfountain and distribution carriage; V

Figure 7 v the racks and the gear connections therefor by means of which themovement of theink-i ing distributingcarriage is limited; i s i Figure 8 is a seetionalgview. of the. roll shown in Figure 5 and is a modified form of the distributing roll shown in Figuref);

' Figure 9 lines 9-9 oif'Figure 8; Figure lO is a sectional view of" a modified form of my improvedinventionshowing the rental gear-instead of .a;rack; and,

Figure 11 is a side elevational. view ot' the" attached thereto to which a stationary ink plate 1t is secured in any approved n'ianner A form holding rocking frame .16 1s shown and which has a pair ofroeker arms-li and 18 mounted thereon, upon which the usual mlis a detailed View showing one of is a detailed sectional'view'of V inking distriluiting means operated by a seg-v ingii'rame 19' is mounted, having form rollers.

20, '20 mounted thereon which pass. over the ink plate 16 and down ov-erthe form 111 mannerfcommon to presses of this character. Se-

cured to the frame 14 is a pair of brackets 21 and 22 which extend upwardly under tl1e stationaryplate l G-and which have projection portions 23 and 24: formed thereon, the upper sides of which form tracks upon which the rollers of an auxiliary inking carriage run as will be more fully described hereinafter. Mounted upon the upper ends of the brackets 21 and 22 is an ink fountain 25,11aving a fountain roller 26 mounted therein upon a shaft 27,

a shaft 56 mounted in the brackets 21 and 22..

The rollers 51 and 52 drop downinto recess-es formed in the projecting portions 23 and 24 of the brackets 21 and 22 after the upper inkthe roller 26 acting as a feed roll through which ink is fed from the fountain onto a distributing roller; Mounted upon each side of the brackets 21 and 22 is a pair of toothed racks 27 and 28, the saidracks being slidably head 32 can be adjusted vertically with reference to the head 30. A pair of pins 35 and 36 with compression springs 36 on the lower.

ends thereof is provided with blocks 37 and 38- mounted thereon which extend through the head 30 and through the lower portion of the head 32, the blocks 37 and 38 having recesses 39 and 40 in thesidesthereof within which the shafts 4'1 and 42 of rollers 43 and 1 1- are carried. These blocks rest upon the T- v 7 portion of the head 30 and against the sides of the head. ()11 the opposite side of the press is mounted a similar head 45 upon the lower end of therack 27 and which has an upper T head 46 secured thereto, within which the ends of the shafts 41 and 42 are mounted in precisely the same inann-eras the mounting described 7 for the rolls 18 and 4: 1 on the opposite side of the press. Seated in recesses formed in the upper side of the heads 82 and 46 is a shaft .47 having-a roller a8 mounted thereon which is seated upon and rides in peripheral contact with each of the rollers 13 and 4a and acts as an ink distributingroller. It will thus be understood that the rollers 43 and 44; and their mountings upon the racks 27 and 28 form an auxiliary ink conveying and distribit is-received from the fountain andas will be uting means as the rollers 13 and 14 pass downward over the plate-16 and act'as ink conveying rollers and distributors for conveymg and distributing ink on to the plate 16 as inore fully hereinafter described The shaft 41 has a pair of rolls 49 and 50 mounted thereon which ride upon the outer upper portions of the projections 23 and 24 and serve to raise up the roller 13 slightly as it leaves the plate 16 V A pair of rollers 51 and 52 are mounted upon the shaft 42 and also ride upon the upper side of the projections 23 and 2e and which have slightly raised trackporftions 53 and 54 thereon, so that the upper roller 44 is carried above and clears an ink distributing roller 55 which 1s mounted upon ingroller 44 has passed over the roller 55, the rollers 43 and 44 thereby contacting with the roller 55 which acts as an ink conveying and distributing roller to the auxiliary inking carriage hereinabove described. The roller 55 is loosely h-e'ld upon the shaft 56 by alongitudinal'key 57, and ismoved longitudinally of the shaft 501337 the member 58 in threaded engagement with the'ro'ller 55, the member 58 being held against rotation by'a-screw 59 in er 67 adapted to alternately en gage in rolling peripheral contact with the fountain roller 26 and the distributing roller 5'5, and moved into these alternate positions by a cam 68 having a sprin'g69 secured to its rear end and to the fountain 25 and having a sloping forward end 70 with a straight portion71 cooperating with roller 72 carried by the head 4-5 so that as the roller 72 engages the sloping surface 70 of the cam, the roller 67 is forced upward against the roller 26 and held there against as long as theroller. 67 remains in contact with the straight surface 71 and that the entire s'urfacelof the roller 67 receives a coating of ink from the fountain roller 26 which is be ing rotated by mechanism hereinafter descr bed. As soon the cam 68 is released by the rollers 72 passing below the cam member 68'the spring 69 forces-the roller 67 into contact with the. distributing roller I 55 conveying a supply of ink onto this roller which is being rotated and also moved transversely by the operation of theprinting press. An

auxiliary CllS'tflbUtiHQ roller 73 is provided whichrests in inclined slots 7 4 and 75 in the fountain 25 and wh ch operates in roll ng peripheral contact with the distributingroller 55. and assists in the cutting and distribution of ink thereon.

Mounted upon the rocker arm 17 is a clip 76:10 which is secured a toothed rack 77 and which is supported at its upper end by a loop '78 secured. to the shaft 27 upon which the fountain roller 261s mounted, the said rack used instead of the roller heretofore demounted upon the side of the fountain 25 and which is secured to a large gear wheel 82, and which in turn engages the gear wheel 61, which engages the rack 28 and through the shaft 56 and gear 60 in engagement with the rack 27 so that as the rack 77 is moved up and down bythe operation of the rocker arm.

17, the auxiliary inking and distributing carriage is movedbackward and forward over the ink plate16 and the roller 55 is constant-.

1y kept turning except at the end of each path of movement of the rocker arm 17 sothe ink applied thereto by the roller 67 is cutand evenly distributed upon its surface and con-' veyed to the rollers 43 and 44. y In the lower end of each of the racks- (see Figure 7) is placed a spring pressed inclined tooth 83 mounted upon a stud 84E. which yields when the gear wheel 61' is running in one direction and which engages in the teeth of the wheel 61 when the direction of rotation: of the wheel 61 is reversed. Similar spring teeth 85 and 86 are provided in the upper end of the racks 27 and 28'so the movement of the racks 1s limited by the length of the toothed portions of rotation ofthe fountain roller 26 is con-' trollethand therefore thesupply of ink carriedout of the fountain by thisroller. A throw-off rod 92 is connected to an eccentric 93 at one of its ends and to a rotatable collar Mat its oppositev end by means of whichthe pawl 89 is held out of engagement with the ratchet wheel when the press is thrown oif impression, these devices being particularly.

in my application SerialNo. 562,626abiove referred to. j

- I Referring now specifically .to' Figure 11 in which a modified form of my invention is shown and in which the rack 77 is dispensed with,-I provide segmental gear 95 which is mounted upon the shaft 27 and is operated by the arm 88 which also turns the fountain roller 26, the said arm'88 being connected by the rod 87 to the clip 76 as heretofore described. Thesegmental gear 95 engages with the idler 80 and otherwise operates in' precisely the same manner as heretofore described.

.In Figures 8 and9, I also show a modified form of distributing roller which may be scribed. and in which a shaft 95'is shown having a keyway 96 therein within which a keyv 97 S tl',-S,Wl1lCl] iscarried by the gear wheel 61. The shaft hasa roller 98 mounted'thereon and hasa threaded portion 99 in engagement with internal threads on the bracket 21, so that as mechamsm is operated the roller and shaft are movedtransversely, instead of the roller being moved upon the shaft as shown in the form illustrated in Figure5.

From the foregoing description, operation of the device will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and it will be understood that a supply ofink is placed in the fountain 25 and as the press opeates the rocker arm 17 which has the forn'l inking rolls mounted upon one end thereofoscillates and moves the rack 77 up and down which through the chain of gears heretofore described keeps the distributing roller 55 constantly in motion except at the instant of.

reversal of movement of this roller,.the movement-of this roller being-reversed with each in oveinent ol the rocker arm 17, and also causing the roller 55 to travel transverselyto the shaft (36 so that ei'l'ectual ink distribution is bad while the rollers 4-8 and; l lare in contact with this roller. /Vhen these rolls are pusheddownward over the plate'16by I the operation ofthe rack, the roller 67 is brought nto contact with the distributing roll 55 and the supplying ink conveyed thereto and as these rolls return the roller 67 1s moved backward against the fountain roll 26 Winch 1s bemg rotated at this stage of the operation by the arin' SS, so that a supply of 111k is given tothis roller and by the form of:

the cam surface 71 on the cam member 68,

this roller is caused to remain in contact with the fountain roller 26 so that it is rotated perhaps two or three times before being rocked across into contact with the roller 55..--lhis operation continues and as heretofore' described, if the'press is thrown off impression the pawl 89 is keptout of ongagement with the ratchet wheel 90, while the press 18 off impression, so that the fountain and roller 26 is'not rotated and therefore no ink ;isconveyed to the surface of the roller 67. It will thus be understood thata complete cutting-and distributing of the ink is effected through-the operation of the Various rolls which is comparable through press. I I lVhileI have described more or less pre cisely the details of construction, 1 do not wish to be understood as limitin m self ther,eto, as I contemplate changes in form and theproportion of parts and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or render expedient without departing from the spirit or scope-of my invention. I cla m;

1. Inking mechanism for printing presses comprising in combination an inking fountain, a fountain ink roll mounted on said fountain, an mlnngplate, a form inking carthe. ink distribution secured with attlat bedriage, rocker arms upon which said form inking carriage is mountetha power open' ated distributing roll having a rotary move,

ment in each directioinnn auxiliary inking carriage adapted to alternately contact with said ink distributing roll and said inking plate, means for carrying ink from said fountain roll to said distributing roll and connections to said rocker arms whereby said distributing roll and said auxiliary carriage are operated. V

'2. Inking mechanism for printing presses, comprising in combination an inking fountain, fountain ink roll secured thereto, an

inking plate, a form inking carriage, rocker distributing roll and said inl-zi'ng gear connection to one of said rocker arms,

arms upon which said form inking carriage is mounted, a poyveroperated ink distributing roll having a rotary movement in each direction and also an axial movement, an auxiliary inking carriage having rollers adapted to alternately contact with saidink plate and whereby the'said distributing roll and auxiliary nk carriage is operated.

8. inking mechanism forprinting presses,

comprising in combination an inking fountain, an ink feeding roller secured to said fountain, a stationary ink-plate, power operated distributing roll, an auxiliary inking carriage having rollers adapted to con tact with said ink distributing roll having backward and forward rotary movement and also an axial niovci'nent, and also with said inking plate, a pair of upwardly extending rocker arms, an ink conveying rolier mounted upon said rocker arms, a form inking carriage and mean. upon said rocker arins for engaging the said auxiliary inking carriage whereby the inkconveying roll is alternately brought ii'rcon'tact with said fountain roller and said distributing roller.

v 4. Inking mechanism for printing presses comprising in combination an ink fountain,

an inking'plate, a fountain roller, adistribut a power-driven fountain rollermounted upon the said fountain, an ink distributing roller, aconveying roller adapted to contact in rolling engagement with said fountain roller and said distributing roller, aplate inking carriage, rollers mounted in said inking carriage, means for mounting said inking'carriage upon the printing press, a form inking carriage, apair' of rocker varms upon which said form inking carriage is mounted, operating connections between said rocker arms and the said inking carriage whereby the latter is actuated, a threaded shaft uponwhich said inkdistributing roller is mounted and a cooperating threaded member carried by said distributing roll in engagement with the threaded portion of-said shaft, whereby the said ink distributing roller is-given a reciprocatory movement.

6, Hiking mechanism for printing presses, comprising in combination an ink fountain,

an inkJsupply roller mounted upon said fountain,- form rollers, rocker arms upon which the said form'rollers are mounted, an inking plate, a reciprocating distributing roller, means for conveying an ink supply to said distributing roller, an auxiliary ink distributing carriage having rollers adapted to contact with said distributing roller and with said lld kl'llg plate, racks upon which the saidtraveling rollers are mounted, a toothed ele-. ment connected to one of said rocker arms,

and gears connecting saiddistri'buting roller and said too'the'd'element. r

7. Inking mechanism for printing presses,

comprising in combination an ink fountain, an ink sup'ply roller mounted upon said.

fountain, form rollers, rockei" arms upon which the said form rollers are mounted, an inking'plate, a reciprocating distributin roller, means for conveying an ink supply to said distributing roller, an auxiliary ink distributing carriage having rollers adapted to contact with said distributing, roller and with said inking plate, racks upon which the said traveling rollers are mounted, a toothed element connected to olieof said rocker arms, gears connecting said distributing roller and said toothed element, a pair'of rocking arms, a roller mounted thereon, a cam connected to one of said rocking arms, fmeanis onsaid aux ihary 1nk distributingcarriage for engage v lTlQDlEWVliIll said cam whereby the roller car-c ried by said rocking arms is moved into con tact with said fountain roller, and held' in rolling engagement therewith for a predetor nined time.

8J-An inking mechanism for printing presses, com rising incombin'ation a fountain roller, a distributi'ngroller,an'i nkin g carriage having rollers adapted to contact with the said rocker arms upon which said form inking rollers are mounted, a pair of toothed rack ib'utin'g roller-and the inking plate'ofa: printing press, form inking'i'ollers,

bars upon which said inking carriage is mounted, gear wheels carried by said distrib u'ting roll and driving said pair of rackbars, a toothed element s'e'cu'red'to t-heform mk- I infg roller rocker arms and gear connections between said toothed element andthe said distributing roll.

9. An inking mechanism for printing plurality of rollersadapted to contact with,

presses, comprising in combination a foun-,

nections between said toothed element and the said distributing roll.

-10. An .inking mechanism for printing presses, comprising in combination a fountainroller, a distr buting roller,- an lnklng 1 carriage having rollers adapted to contact with the said distributing roller and the inking plate of a printing press, a pair of toothed rack bars-upon which said inking carriage is mounted, gear wheels carried by sald dis-x .ctributmg-roll and driv ng said pair of rack bars, form inking rollers, rocker armsupon which said form lnking rollers are mounted, a

toothed element secured to the form inking roller rocker arms, gear, connection between said toothed element and the said distributing roll, and a reciprocating roller adapted .to alternately engage saidfountain roller and said distributing roller; p

11. Any inking mechanism for printing presses, comprising in combination a foun-:

tain roller, a distributing roller, an inking carriage having rollersadapted to contact with the said distributing roller and the ink ing plate of a printing press, a pair of toothed rack bars upon which said inking carriageis mounted, gear wheels carried by said distributing roll and driving said pair of rack bars, form'inking rollers, rocker arms upon which said form inkingrollers are mounted,

a toothed element secured to the form 1nk ng roller rocker arms, gear connections between said toothed elcment and the said distributing roll, a cam, a roller on said inking carr age adapted to engage said cam and-aipair. of rocker arms connectedto said cam and a roller mounted upon the ends of said rocker arms, the said roller being .held m'rolling"perieral contact with the stud-fountainroller at predetermined times. I t 12. An inking mechanism for printing presses having an ink supply roll mounted thereon, an ink distributing roller, means for conveying ink from saidink supplyroll to said distributing roller, gears mounted upon g to move said duct rollout of contact. with said said inkdistributingroller,;a pair of racks inengagementwith the gears on. said distributing roll, :an inking carriage havlng a nected tosaid segmental :gearaand to said.

movable roller adapted to alternately engage:

presses comprising in combination ink sup ply means, a fountain'roller, adistributing roller, form inkin g rollers, rocker armsuponwhich said form inking rollers are mounted, a driving rod connected to the rocker arm of the printing press, a segmental gear to which said drlvmg rod is connected, gear mechanism connecting sa1d segmental gear and the distributing roller, anaurriliaryinking' carriage having roll'sfadapted to contact with said distributing roller, means whereby the said auxiliary inking carriage travels onto the inkingplate of a printing press, and a in rolling contact with the said fountain roller and the said distributing roller.

'14; An inking mechanism for printing presses comprising in combination ink sup ply, means, a fountain roller, a distributing roller,'form inking rollers, rocker arms upon which said forminking rollers are mounted, adriving rod connected to tl1e-;rock e1'..arm ofjthe printing press, asegmentalflgearjto. which said driving rod is connected, gear. mechanism connecting saidsegmental gear and the distributing roller, "meansforforo ing the rollers of'sald auxlllary inking carriage out of engagement with said distributlng rollcrzand onto the inkingplate of the printing press, and a movableroller adapted to alternatelyengage in rolling contact with thesaidfountain roller and the saiddistrib uting roller.

15. Inlnng mechanism for printing presses comprising an inking fountain, an inking roll mounted thereon, a form inking'carriag'e, a pair of rocker arms upon which sa d form. v, inking carriage; is .mounted, connections between said inking roll and said rocker armsf whereby the-said inking roll is actuated, an

.ink distributing roll,.a duet roll adapted to.

alternately engage said .inking'roll andisaid I distributlng roll in roll ng'contact therewith and being heldin. normal contact'with'sai'd 1115 distributing roll, an ink plate, an i1 1ki n g carriage havlng a pair of'spaced inking'rollers mounted thereon,a-pair of toothed rack bars upon whichsaid inking carnage is mounted, p gears adapted to-operate said inkmg carr age and said distributing roll, operating connections between said gears and said rocker arms, and means .on said inklng carrlage adapted distributing roll and intoengagementi with l25 said fountain. inkroll.

1 4f. 16. Inking mechanism for printingjpresses comprising an inking fountain, an inking-roll mounted] thereon, a form inking carr age, a

rockerarmsupon. which ea d form lse and means on said inking-carriage adapted to more said duct roll out of contact with said distributing roll and into engagement with said'fountain ink roll, one of the said inking rollers'bemg adapted to ride oversald d1stributing roller and both or said rollers being "broughti-nto contact withsaid distributing rolle r.- r

17 Inking mechanism for printing presses comprisin an-inking' fountain, an inking roll mounted thereon, a form inking carriage, a pair of rocker arms upon which said form inking carriage is mounted, connections between said inking roll and said rocker arms whereby the said inkingrol'l 1s actuated, an

ink distributing roll, a duct roll adapted to alternately'engage said inking-r011 and said distributing roll in rolling'contact therewith,

and being held in normal contact with said 'distributing'rol-l, an inkplate, an inkingcarriage haying. a pair of spaced inking rollersmounted thereon, a pair of toothed rack bars upOlIVYjh lCll said inking carriage is mounted,

gears adapted to operate said inking carriage and saiddistributing roll, operat-ing conneetions between said" gears and said rocker arms, and meanson said inking carriage adapted to move said duct roll out of contact with saiddistributingroll and'into engage-.

ment with said fountain inki-ol], the said distributing roller having a longitudinal! movement as well as a rotary movement.

tributing roll, a connection to said rocker.

18. Inking mechanism for printing presses comprising in combination an inking fountain', fountain ink roll mounted on said fountain, an inking plate, a forminkingfearriage, =roeker'arms upon which said form inking carriage is mounted, a power operated dis-' tributingroll, an auxiliary ink carriage havingrollers mounted thereon adapted to.al'-. ternately contact with said ink distributing 1 011: and said inking plate, means for carrying ink from said tountaln roll to said d1sarms whereby'the said distributing roll and said auxiliary carriage are operated, the said 7 auxiliary inking carriage having a plurality of inking rolls each oi which is adapted'to be'brou'ght into contact with the distributing roller.

19 lnkinizimechanism for printing presses comprising in con'ibination an inking fountam, tountain ink roll mounted on said fountain, an inking plate, a form vinking carriage,

rocker arms upon which saidform inking *arriage is mounted, a power operated-dis tributingroll, an auxiliary ink carriage having ink rolls mounted thereon adaptedtoaL ternately contact with said ink distributing roll and said inking plate, means for carrying ink from said fountain roll to said distributing roll, a connection to. said rocker arms whereby the said distributing roll and said auxiliary carriage are operated, the said auxinking rolls each of which is adapted to be brought into contact with the distributing roller; a I

20. Inking mechanism for printing presses comprisingin combination an inking fountain, fountain ink roll mounted on said fountain, an inking plate, a form inkingcarriage, e rocker'arms upon whichsaid forminking carriage is moutned, a power operated distributing roll, an auxiliary ink carriage having ink rolls mounted thereon adapted to alternately contactwith said ink distributing roll and said inking plate, means for carrying ink 'i1f0l11 said fOHlltiLlD roll to said dlstributing roll, a connection to said'rocker arms, whereby the said distributing .roll andsaid auxiliary carriage are operated, the said auxiliary inkiliary inking carriage having a plurality of r ing'carriagehaving a pair of inking-i rolls each of which is adapted. to be. brought into contact with the distributing roller.

21. Inking mechanism for printing presses comprising in combination an inking fountam, fountain ink roll mounted onsaid foun- I tain, an inking plate,'a form inking carriage, rocker arms upon which said; form. inking carriage is mounted, a power operated distributing r.oll,an auxiliary inkcarriage having ink rolls n'iountedrt-hereonadapted to alternately contact with saidink distributing roll and said inking plate, means for carrying ink from said fountain rollz-to. said distributing roll,- a connection to, said rocker arms whereby thesa'id dlstributing roll and said auxiliary carriage are operated, the said "auxihar'y'inking carriage having a pairof inking rolls in normal horizontal alignment with each other, each of said rolls being adapted to contact with the. distributing roller. g

22. Inking mechanism for printing presses comprising in combination an'in'king tountain, fountain ink roll mounted on said fountain, an inking plate, a form inking carriage, rocker arms upon which sald form inking carriage 1S mountech'a poweroperated'Idistributing roll, an auxiliary ink carriage hay-*- ing ink rolls mounted thereon adapted to alternately contact with said ink distributing. roll. and said inking plate, meansfor carrying ink from said i untain'roll to, said dis.- tributing r011, a'conneetion" to said) rocker inking rolls in normal horizontal alignmentwith each other, each of said rolls being adapted to contact Withthe distributing roller, the

uppermost of said rolls passing over said distributing roller and contacting thereWt-ih after it has passed over said roller. I

23. A plate inking mechanism, comprising in combination, an ink fountain, an ink roller mounted on said fountain, an ink distrib- June, 1924:.

uting and conveying roller having a rotary movement 111 each direction, a duct rolleradapted to carry ink lrom said fountaln roller to said distributing and carrying roller, and an ink distributing carriage having a plurality of roller members thereon, each of said rollers being adapted to contactwvith the surface of the distributing roller and With the surface of the inking plate.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 28 day of JOHN'H. SCHUSSLER. 

